Word
genus Clostridium, n.
anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung
<noun.animal>
genus Clostridium
semantic pointers
hypernym
bacteria genus
member holonym
Bacillaceae, family Bacillaceae
member meronym
clostridium, clostridia
botulinus, botulinum, Clostridium botulinum
clostridium perfringens